Le Castel
Cotentin peninsula, Normandy, France
Location
Le Castel is just outside the small village of Montpinchon, on the
Cotentin peninsula of Normandy. It's in the département
of La Manche and the nearest big town is Coutances.
By Air:
The nearest airports are Dinard-St Malo (120km away) and
Caen (96km away). From either it's around a 2-hour drive to
Le Castel, half of it on the motorway. Click on the links below for
a list of airlines serving these airports, but do bear in mind
that, from southern England, it's no quicker to fly than take the
ferry.
By ferry from the UK:
Le Castel is easy to reach from southern England, with a choice of
ferry routes to Cherbourg or Caen (both are equidistant from the
hotel - about 100km / 1.5 hours).
Poole-Cherbourg is the quickest in terms of sailing time (from 2
hours 15 minutes), but Portsmouth-Cherbourg and Portsmouth-Caen
have high-speed crossings too.
By Train:
If you'd prefer to travel overland, take the
Eurostar from London to Paris, then the
train from Paris St Lazare to Coutances, a 15-minute drive
away.
By Car:
If you want to hire a car, we find
Holiday Autos is
usually the cheapest; there are outlets in Cherbourg and
Caen.
Detailed directions will be sent to you when you book through
i-escape.com.
More on
getting
to France and
getting
around
Airports:
- Dinard-St Malo 120.0km DNR
- Caen 96.0km CFR
Other:
- beach: 15.0 km
- shop: 3.0 km
- restaurant: 5.0 km
